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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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hi all,

in the following clasue:

in 1870, Calvin, along with Adirondack hunter Alvah Dunning,made the first known ascent of Seward Mountain,..................far from roads or trails.

a- a remot peak

b-it is aremot peak

c-a remot peak is

d-which a remot peak

the correct choice is a , why?

in this case there is missing verb. I was thinking the correct choice is c

I hope from anyone to inform me why a is correct?

thanks , huda
  

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"a remote peak far from roads or trails" is an appositive. No verb is required. If you're unfamiliar with appositives, you can use the EF search engine to find articles and examples.

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  • "a remote peak far from roads or trails" is an appositive.
  • No verb is required.
  • If you're unfamiliar with appositives, you can use the EF search engine to find articles and examples.
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"a remote peak far from roads or trails" is an appositive. No verb is required.

If you're unfamiliar with appositives, you can use the EF search engine to find articles and examples.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/596/01/
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